S.D. deaf school students accuse teen of sexual abuse

March 26, 2008

SIOUX FALLS - A judge in Sioux Falls heard arguments on Monday, but did not rule on a lawsuit by former South Dakota School for the Deaf students who accuse another student of sexually assaulting them. They filed the complaint in 2004 against the Board of Regents, former superintendent Jon Green and the Jack Rabbit Lines bus company. The four students accuse a 17-year-old male of assaulting them, and the defendants of not responding to the complaints. Lawyers say the students were attacked in showers, bathrooms and dormitory rooms. A lawyer for the school says police were called to investigate the allegations, but the claims were vague and weren't reported within the statute of limitations.